Dr. Kirk Parsley: Sleep Science For Better Health

Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Josh Trent

Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 913 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Best of the best in physical intelligence: In today's fast paced society driven by the "hustle and grind" mentality, sleep is usually the first thing to go. With the demands of the modern world, what practical steps for sleep hygiene can we practice every day to get the most emotional, physical, and spiritual fulfillment we need to live life well?

Everyone knows that a good night's sleep will make us feel better, but science is showing the impacts from chronic sleep deprivation are more far-reaching than we realize. Not only will a lack of quality rest affect mood, feelings, and overall wellness, but it can also degrade our memory, decision-making abilities, life expectancy, and so much more.

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If we want to make drastic improvements to our mental and physical wellness, we get to ask ourselves an imperative question:

How can we remedy our sleep habits and lifestyle to maximize our wellness and live life to our fullest potential?

On this special archive episode of Wellness Force Radio #125, we explore this topic and much more with Dr. Kirk Parsley, author of the upcoming book "Sleep To Win." During this exclusive, in-person interview, Dr. Parsley uncovers the tools and strategies we need to receive all the benefits that come from making sleep a priority in our lives.

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Listen To Episode 170 As Dr. Parsley Uncovers:

How he met and developed a friendship with Robb Wolf
How an impromptu interview brought him into the world of podcasting
Learn about his journey from a Navy MD to his own wellness coaching practice
Why he has always had a problem with simply "following the rules"
How we can begin to prevent disease instead of just diagnosing and treating our ailments
His dietary evolution that led him to a Paleo whole-foods style of eating
The fact that traditional medical school focuses on diagnosing disease, and fails to teach proper strategies for nutrition, sleep, exercise, and how to optimize our health
Why his Navy Seal patient's health and memory started to fade at a young age
Why a restful night's sleep can add massive productivity to our days
The data that shows fewer traffic accidents occur when school starts later in the day
The ways our lifestyle can lead to years of sleep deprivation

Transcript

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0:00.0	I personally think it's completely irresponsible to diagnose somebody with ADHD if they're not sleep adapted.
0:11.0	I got diagnosed with ADHD after about 15 years of chronic sleep
0:15.6	deprivation. Guess what when I slept I no longer had ADHD like once I got out of
0:21.1	residency and started sleeping normal amounts in normal time through the day,
0:24.8	all of my symptoms went away and if you in fact if you look at the symptoms of chronic sleep deprivation,
0:29.3	and this is in medical literature you can look at the symptoms of chronic
0:33.7	sleep deprivation or chronic insomnia, and then look up, you know, go to a DSM-4 or 5 or whatever
0:38.9	they're at right now and look up the symptoms of ADHD and tell me the difference,
0:43.4	indistinguishable.
0:44.5	And it's actually the same process.
0:45.8	I mean, what's going on with ADHD
0:47.3	is that your prefrontal cortex isn't functioning
0:50.2	as well as it should.
0:51.0	It doesn't have much blood flow.
0:52.4	The neurotransmitters aren't there,
0:53.6	it's not using too much glucose. Same thing happens. That's the first region of your
0:58.1	brain that gets shut down when you start sleep deprived. That was Dr. Kirk Parsley,
1:02.4	and this is episode 170 of Wellness Force radio.
1:06.0	What's up my friend? It's your host Josh Trent and welcome back to another episode for your
1:10.7	weekly access to global experts in all things wellness as we discover
1:14.6	the physical and emotional intelligence we need to live life well. In this
1:19.4	podcast we deep dive into sleep yes it's well known that the quality of rest drives real wellness for us,
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